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  • Yeah, I have heard them say a lot of things. Like holding people accountable, adhering to the constitution, being a party of law and order, producing a super-duper healthcare plan, stopping wars day-one, not even thinking about touching social security and vet benefits….

    Forgive me if I don’t hold my breath while they consider a paltry attempt to maybe balance out an idea that is stupid in the first place. Not taxing tips sounds like a good idea when you first hear it, but what they should be considering is the reason people live on tips in the first place and the pitfalls that this plan opens up to those workers.

    What if, and I’m just spitballing here, they work on solving the greater issue that drives our tip culture? I know it’s a lot more work, I understand it means that they have to actually unify across isles, I know it means people need to earn a living wage for an honest days work, but not taxing tips is like hiding a zit with a booger and just because the benevolent financiers of our congressmen are willing to pay a minute fraction more in taxes to keep (and even increase with this idea) the wage theft gravy train rolling, doesn’t make them heroes, nor is it going to blow liberal open, showering the neighborhood with granola and essential oils.

    Not everyone is as gullible as a not-rich, fox-groomed conservative. Those who think, those with curiosity who bother to look into these things aren’t fooled.